Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs 12 bills, vetoes 18

12:28 PM,
Dec. 18, 2012

Written by

Jon Campbell and Jessica Bakeman
| Albany Bureau

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed 12 bills and vetoed 18 others late Monday, rejecting legislation that would have directed unclaimed bottle deposits to the Environmental Protection Fund and allowed Catskill Off-Track Betting to operate in New York City.

Cuomo, a Democrat, also signed a bill creating the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, a new oversight body that will watch over the state's care of the developmentally disable and mentally ill.

In his veto message for the bottle-deposit bill, Cuomo said the fund is a priority for his administration, but any funding ...